r/Contractor

General Information

As of February 8, 2024

Subreddit Name

r/Contractor

Title

Contractors

Language

en

Public Description

This community is for construction professionals to discuss their business practices and line of work. Homeowners are welcome to participate along the same lines. Soliciting isn’t welcome. **Rules:** 1) No Spam 2) No personal Information 3) Do not ask for price estimates 4) No DIY / “how do I fix this drywall” content. 5) Marketers, insurance agents, lead generators, etc are not welcome to participate. No soliciting.

Description

r/contractor a place for professionals to discuss their work or home owners needing help to find the right contractor.

Rules:

No Spam 2)Be polite and civil 3)No personal Information

Subscribers

7,439

Created

November 13, 2008

Type

public

Whitelist Status

all_ads

Flags

Restricted Submissions

Community Reviewed

Total Submissions

4,566

Total Comments

22,346

Earliest Submission

November 8, 2011

Earliest Comment

November 16, 2011

Metrics

Activity Over Time

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Comment Flags

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Submission Score Distribution

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Most Distinctive Words

Year

2024

Total Words in Subreddit

3,889,228

Total Words in Reddit

119,924,722,855

Rank↕	Word↕	Occurrences in Subreddit ↕	Total Occurrences ↕	Rate in Subreddit (per 1M words) ↕	Rate in Reddit (per 1M words) ↕	Ratio (Sub Rate / Reddit Rate) ↕
#1	hardie	456	15,414	117.2	0.1	912.21
#2	angi	392	15,459	100.8	0.1	781.90
#3	contractor	12,907	825,928	3318.7	6.9	481.87
#4	subcontractors	341	24,818	87.7	0.2	423.68
#5	subcontractor	330	24,293	84.8	0.2	418.87
#6	remodels	226	18,337	58.1	0.2	380.04
#7	contractors	5,124	589,096	1317.5	4.9	268.21
#8	grout	933	115,029	239.9	1.0	250.10
#9	thumbtack	116	15,409	29.8	0.1	232.13
#10	homeowner	1,891	272,309	486.2	2.3	214.13
#11	workmanship	278	40,227	71.5	0.3	213.09
#12	exteriors	114	16,946	29.3	0.1	207.44
#13	remodel	825	145,201	212.1	1.2	175.20
#14	footings	101	17,841	26.0	0.1	174.56
#15	sheathing	184	32,624	47.3	0.3	173.91
#16	remodeling	430	78,209	110.6	0.7	169.53
#17	subfloor	301	56,048	77.4	0.5	165.60
#18	trusses	118	21,995	30.3	0.2	165.43
#19	sheetrock	156	29,951	40.1	0.2	160.60
#20	caulking	197	39,395	50.7	0.3	154.20
#21	handyman	604	121,117	155.3	1.0	153.77
#22	siding	1,608	323,126	413.4	2.7	153.45
#23	cabinetry	110	22,340	28.3	0.2	151.83
#24	soffit	137	27,934	35.2	0.2	151.23
#25	gcs	277	59,317	71.2	0.5	143.99
#26	drywall	1,558	345,109	400.6	2.9	139.21
#27	jobsite	115	25,982	29.6	0.2	136.48
#28	bids	651	154,286	167.4	1.3	130.11
#29	unlicensed	388	92,191	99.8	0.8	129.77
#30	stucco	149	36,067	38.3	0.3	127.39
#31	caulk	488	121,938	125.5	1.0	123.40
#32	joist	219	55,940	56.3	0.5	120.72
#33	stringers	100	25,803	25.7	0.2	119.50
#34	joists	325	85,259	83.6	0.7	117.54
#35	countertops	233	62,869	59.9	0.5	114.28
#36	roofer	198	55,975	50.9	0.5	109.07
#37	roofing	506	143,635	130.1	1.2	108.63
#38	lien	1,084	308,027	278.7	2.6	108.51
#39	homeowners	1,019	291,691	262.0	2.4	107.72
#40	tile	2,772	805,959	712.7	6.7	106.05
#41	osb	110	32,402	28.3	0.3	104.68
#42	tiling	163	48,655	41.9	0.4	103.30
#43	gc	3,205	965,684	824.1	8.1	102.34
#44	workman	88	26,743	22.6	0.2	101.47
#45	roofers	107	32,770	27.5	0.3	100.68
#46	ridgid	53	16,785	13.6	0.1	97.36
#47	waterproofing	180	57,315	46.3	0.5	96.84
#48	124k	47	15,165	12.1	0.1	95.57
#49	carpentry	252	82,354	64.8	0.7	94.35
#50	framers	64	21,504	16.5	0.2	91.77

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